‘Blade Runner 2099’ Finally Has a Release Window on Amazon Prime

Blade Runner 2099 is officially coming to Amazon Prime Video in 2026. The release date was confirmed by Laura Lancaster, Head of US SVOD TV Development and Series – Co-Productions at Amazon MGM Studios, in an internal memo announcing promotions for two executives, Kara Smith and Tom Lieber.

The series is a new sci-fi miniseries created by Silka Luisa and continues the story from the iconic Blade Runner films. It follows the events of Blade Runner (1982) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017), both of which are based on Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.

Michelle Yeoh stars as Olwen, a Replicant facing the end of her life, and Hunter Schafer plays Cora. The cast also includes Dimitri Abold, Lewis Gribben, Katelyn Rose Downey, Tom Burke, Maurizio Lombardi, and Daniel Rigby, among others.

The project has been in development for several years. In November 2021, Ridley Scott revealed that a pilot had been written, along with a series bible and plans for ten episodes. By February 2022, the series title Blade Runner 2099 was revealed, and Amazon confirmed it was developing the show for Prime Video.

Silka Luisa was set to write and executive produce the series, with additional writers brought on later. Ridley Scott was involved in the early development phase.

Casting continued through 2024. Michelle Yeoh joined in May as Olwen, and Hunter Schafer was confirmed as co-lead in June. In July and August, Dimitri Abold, Lewis Gribben, Katelyn Rose Downey, Daniel Rigby, Johnny Harris, Amy Lennox, Sheila Atim, Matthew Needham, Tom Burke, and Maurizio Lombardi joined as series regulars.

Filming was originally set to begin in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but was delayed due to the 2023 WGA strike. After the strike, the production left Northern Ireland, returning £1.5 million of the £4.1 million provided by the Northern Ireland Screen fund. Richard Williams, Chief Executive of NI Screen, said this “left a gap in Northern Ireland’s production schedule.”

Production officially began in May 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic, with filming starting in June. Rob Hardy and Ula Pontikos served as cinematographers, and filming wrapped in late December 2024.

Blade Runner 2099 promises to continue the story of the iconic sci-fi world, and fans can look forward to seeing the series on Amazon Prime Video in 2026.

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